Prairie View, Texas

Prairie View
City
Prairie View City Hall
Prairie View City Hall
Location of Prairie View, Texas
Location of Prairie View, Texas
Coordinates: 30°4′56″N 95°59′30″W / 30.08222°N 95.99167°W / 30.08222; -95.99167
CountryUnited States
StateTexas
CountyWaller
Government
 • TypeCouncil-Manager
 • MayorRonald Leverett [1]
Area
[2]
 • Total
7.35 sq mi (19.03 km2)
 • Land7.35 sq mi (19.03 km2)
 • Water0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation
269 ft (82 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total
8,184
 • Density946.24/sq mi (365.34/km2)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP code
77446
Area code936
FIPS code48-59336[3]
GNIS feature ID1344521[4]
Websitewww.prairieviewtexas.gov

Prairie View is a city in Waller County, Texas, United States, situated on the northwestern edge of the Houston–The Woodlands–Sugar Land metropolitan area. The population was 8,184 at the 2020 census.

Prairie View A&M University, the second-oldest public university in Texas, is based in the city.

  1. ^ "Dr. Brian e. Rowland - Mayor".
  2. ^ "2019 U.S. Gazetteer Files". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved August 7, 2020.
  3. ^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved January 31, 2008.
  4. ^ "US Board on Geographic Names". United States Geological Survey. October 25, 2007. Retrieved January 31, 2008.